This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in furnishing less-than-truckload trucking or transfer of general merchandise without storage, within a city, town, or other local areas, including adjoining towns and suburban areas. Generally the trips are same-day return. General merchandise is defined as material or goods of many varieties that are packaged, generally palletized, and carried in a box, container, or van trailer and do not require refrigeration, controlled humidity, or other special handling. Less-than-truckload is defined as shipments with an actual weight of less than 10,000 pounds.